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Akira Iwanaga

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Akira Iwanaga's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Self
30%
Society
23%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Warm
3
Tense
1
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Akira Iwanaga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akira Iwanaga's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Faraway Paladin(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Morose Mononokean(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Isuca(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Corpse Party: Missing Footage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Kingdom(2012)

    Show 39 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Reverse(2010)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • When They Cry(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Girl's High(2006)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Angel Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Sugar Sugar Rune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Bleach(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Elfen Lied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Gunslinger Girl(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Kaze no Yojimbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Ghost Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Gensomaden Saiyuki(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Most popular right now

Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Reverse (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 19: 7 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew12 of 19: 6 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

19 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s11 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Akira Iwanaga work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akira Iwanaga's MovieCove titles; Michiko Itô shares the most, 2.